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My Called Out Ones Unite

“For I am pulling down strongholds in this town”, saith the Lord, “I am moving around this area and I say unto you I will start with the evil ones…

My Called Out Ones Unite

Veronika West

I will open the Castle

“For I am pulling down strongholds in this town”, saith the Lord, “I am moving around this area and I say unto you I will start with the evil ones and I will begin to pull down the evil ones for I say in the housing estates there are evil people and I say unto you I shall move and remove many of them I will change and transform everything in this town,” saith the Lord of Hosts. “I will move in a new way,” saith the Lord “I have already begun and I have called this meeting,” saith the Lord “to push this forward in the spiritual realm and I say unto you move forward and advance. Move forward in these days because Carrickfergus is a marked place I have it marked for a work, a mighty work,” saith the Lord “so I say unto you do not fear do not hold back but keep pressing in keep pressing forward and advance and take the ground” saith the Lord for I need My people to take the land to take the spiritual land,” says the Lord, “as I will open up the gates I will open the castle I will open the window of all things I will open ways and open the ancient waterways” saith the Lord. “I will open up the things that you have not even thought of and I will do a new thing” saith the Lord. “So press forward, press in, and do not be afraid. Do not hold back, but I say push forward because I am with you and I will confirm to you at each stage that I come and minster to you” saith the Lord for I will come and minister to each one individually and I will minster and give you strength in the Spirit I will move in power and authority through you” saith the Lord “for I am calling you as a team – I am calling you as a people to walk in my steps with unity and harmony and freedom” saith the Lord. “I have called My called out ones for such a time as this so you are a called out one!  Unite!” saith the Lord, “unite together and be knitted together and see what I shall do!” saith the Lord of Hosts.

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”The Convergence of Spiritual Houses: Rebuilding Altars, Uncapping Wells, Establishing Tables of Reconciliation, and Commissioning the Saints to Go into All Nations!” – In the last few months, God has…

Exciting Days Ahead for Ireland’s Destiny Hub

Veronika West

Mournes with Twelve Baskets of Bread
Mournes with Twelve Baskets of Bread
I saw 12 baskets of Bread
Mournes with Twelve Baskets of Bread

”The Convergence of Spiritual Houses: Rebuilding Altars, Uncapping Wells, Establishing Tables of Reconciliation, and Commissioning the Saints to Go into All Nations!”

In the last few months, God has been downloading to us the next phase of the blueprint for Ireland’s Destiny Hub in this Nation, and many of you who faithfully follow our journey will know that the Mandate of Ireland’s Destiny Hub is to Rebuild and Restore the Broken-down Altars — and to Cry for the Uncapping of the Wells of Revival in The Nations. (See links below.)

In recent weeks, God has given us some very challenging — yet exciting — new blueprints for how we are to advance in the days ahead.  For the sake of time I can’t share everything publicly yet, as some of what God is still unfolding is sensitive and must be covered and saturated in Prayer, as we know the enemy seeks to destroy the seed before its even had time to take root, and so we must guard our hearts with whom we share God’s secrets with.

Delilah’s assignment was successful, because Samson was unwise and unguarded with God’s mysteries.  What I can share at this point, is that God has given us a powerful blueprint for Building and Establishing 12 Prayer and Worship Altars — Spiritual Houses (built on the foundation scripture of 1 Peter 2:5“you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. ” 1 Peter 2:5

These 12 Altars/ Spiritual Houses of Living Stones, will Prophetically reflect and parallel with the unique grace and Mandates of each of The 12 Tribes.  When God instructed Elijah to rebuild the Altar, he gathered 12 Stones and built an Altar, he prepared the sacrifice and then the Fire fell.  The Fire purified the land and brought the Nation back into Alignment with Heaven, and it turned the hearts of the prodigal Nation back to God.  The Fire not only purged and purified the hearts of the people, but through true repentance, it brought a Nation to the place of Birthing (Elijah goes up to the Mountain and puts his head between his knees).  The Rebuilding of the Altar and the falling of the Fire was the catalyst for the Abundance of Rain — the Rain that would bring Restoration and a Divine Reversal of the curse… (More on this in coming days…)

Back to the blueprint. In recent months, we have two Prayer and Worship Altars that have already started to emerge, and that are beginning to grow and increase, and these two Tribal Houses will be called The House of The Tribe of Judah, and The House of The Tribe of Issachar.  The first two Stones are now clearly coming together.

I will now share the following with you, a powerful Dream with an Interpretation that God has given to me.

Dream (5th August 2023).

So, I had a powerful Dream last night, where I was literally standing in the midst of one of the Tribal Houses, and I saw that each House had a specific fragrance — an incense that rose up before The Throne — a fragrance unique to the Tribe.  I suddenly saw that there was a specific Grace that was upon each House/ Tribe that spoke to RestorationReformation and Transformation.  A Cry of Repentance was at the heart of each House — and a Cry for The Fire.  Each House was a Keeper of The Flame — living sacrifices upon the Altar. Then I heard sounds — Songs — and each House had unique Songs and Sounds. Each one had a Battle Cry for this Nation and The Nations.

Then I saw 12 Angels assigned to the 12 Houses. These Angels carried Golden Scrolls, and the scrolls contained the secrets — the hidden mysteries of God.  The scrolls contained specific Prayer and Worship Strategies and Revelation for the Days ahead.  Each House possessed a unique Mandate/ Mission — each one walking in their unique purpose and function.  I saw a coming together of the Stones/ Tribes over this land, and as the Fire fell, the Fire was carried to The Nations.  In the Dream I kept hearing the Words, “A Divine Convergence that brings forth Divine Intervention and Cultural Transformation!”

Suddenly the Dream shifts. I found myself standing on a mountain in this land.  I believe it was the Mourne Mountains, and I saw 12 Houses suddenly become 12 Baskets — 12 Baskets that were overflowing with bread — and I heard these words, ”Multiplication, Overflow and Supernatural Outpouring!”  Suddenly a Banqueting Table was rolled out across the land, and I heard these Words, ”Table of Reconciliation!”

But then suddenly, I saw the Baskets tipping out and over upon the Banqueting Table, but what came out of the Baskets shocked me — it was not Bread — but Scrolls! And I heard, ”Living Bread!”  Then suddenly, 12 Gates appeared before the Banqueting Table, and I watched as Nations from all four corners of the Earth, began to come to the Table to eat.

But then, I saw a great Wheel appear in the Heavens above the 12 Open Gates, and I saw within The Wheel, the Four Faces of God.  But then suddenly, I saw the Banqueting Table rise up higher above the landscape and the Banqueting Table became an Altar, and I watched as the Wheel began to move across the Altar.  The great Wheel moved with such power and acceleration across the landscape of The Nation, and as the great Wheel moved, suddenly Fire began to come forth from within the great Wheel, setting the Altar, the Scrolls and the people, aflame!

Interpretation

I believe, as these 12 Houses emerge, there will be a convergence of the unique Graces and Mantles of each Tribe in operation.  The convergence of the Living Stones, coming together in Unity of heart and vision and purpose, brings the Government of Heaven into the earth realm… ”Let Your Kingdom come let Your Will be done!”  The Rebuilding and Restoration of the broken-down Altars has never been so clear in its Call — the Cry of my heart for the past year — as we have gathered at The Hub has been, “Father, what does that look like?” as Father continues to impart more Revelation to us.  I believe it will come with strategies for mobilisation and implementation.

The Rebuilding of The Altar in this land will impact Nations.  God has given us a Template for Cultural Transformation and Restoration, because at the very heart is Repentance and a Returning — and in the Returning — we see the heart of Nations being restored, and the connection between heaven and earth coming back into divine alignment.We know this is what Elijah did, in God calling him to rebuild The Altar — what was out of alignment and disconnected in the realm of The Spirit.  The coming together of the 12 Stones of the Altar would now reconnect the Land through the Restoration of Tribes which brought them back into alignment with their Covenant Foundations!The Altar repaired the connection — which transformed a Culture!

We see that after The Fire fell, Elijah would call for the killing all the Baal prophets.  Ha! The Prophetic symbolism is so clear! This Showdown on Mount Carmel is truly jaw dropping, the killing of the Baal prophets.  I believe this speaks to the demonic atmosphere and Culture being shifted and transformed. The demonic influence of the prophets of Baal was completely dealt with, the land was being totally healed, and the people restored back to the heart of The Father.

In recent days, God spoke to me in a prayer meeting about “The Keepers of Flame 1916… A Righteous Revolution Rising.”  This Word also speaks powerfully to these emerging Spiritual Houses, as The Living Sacrifices… we are called to become The Keepers of The Flame upon The Altar!  I believe that as we gather together strategically across the landscape of this land, carrying and fulfilling the specific mandate that pertains to each Tribe, there will be in effect Altars being built and established and Wells being uncapped, and the powers that rule over these regions will begin to loose their legal right to govern.  We will become Houses that Keep the Flame burning, Keepers of the Flame, Living Sacrifices upon the Altar.

More Interpretation: God is having us build and establish Tables of Reconciliation in The Nations…  In the Dream, I believe The 12 Baskets are powerful, because it speaks to the Breaking of the Bread and the feeding of the 5000 and more.  Besides the powerful revelation of The Living Bread being poured out upon The Table, and all Nations coming to eat of the Living Revelation, and to take that back to their respective Nations.  More simply maybe — even more powerfully in some ways — I believe it speaks to bringing the little we have, offering it up in Thanksgiving, to be broken and it supernaturally multiplied in the hands of Jesus.The little given in Faith (mustard seed) will bring Supernatural Multiplication and Outpouring.

The Dream speaks to many levels of Manifestation — the Wheel coming upon the Banqueting Table that becomes an Altar is fascinating.  The Table of Reconciliation becomes the place of total Surrender to God and one another — the place of Thanksgiving.  Breaking and Sacrifice, becomes the place of Fire, Healing and Restoration.  Prophetically, God had Elijah not only rebuild and restore the Altar but build a Table of Reconciliation in the presence of his enemies. That Table — where the Fire would fall upon the Ox/ Sacrifice — a Table that brought Divine Reconciliation between Heaven and the Earthly realm.  When the Fire fell, God Reconciled The Books of a Nation — and Judgment fell — and God Purified the land — which prepared the land for The Rains of Restoration to fall upon the Nation!  So, we are building Altars across this land and abroad — but we are also building and establishing Tables of Reconciliation.

This is why its a North – South move of God. A Move that will bring Reconciliation and Restoration to many other Nations.  This is where “The Goshen Revelation” comes into play (and parallels). God is calling for the building and establishment of Tables of Reconciliation for The Nations!  He calls us to come to The Table of Reconciliation, to feast and to be filled with Fires of His Glory…

I’m reminded of the powerful Word God gave me: “The Fatted Calf has been prepared for Prodigal Nations that will Turn and Return”… (“Let My People Go!” A Spiritual Showdown!)  The Banqueting Table/ Altar has been set the Fatted Calf/ His Promise of Restoration has been prepared for Nations that will return.  I hear Him say, “I call you, My Remnant to Repair, Rebuild and Restore Altars and to prepare the sacrifice that My Fire May fall.  I call you to Build Me Tables of Reconciliation, where the Living Bread and the New Wine of My Spirit can be poured out upon the Nations!”

Homes will become Altars and Tables of ReconciliationI believe in many ways, it’s why God is having us start in The Home!  Homes are becoming Altars again. The Prophetic significance of Passover is showing up again.  Goshens, places of Sanctuary and Provision are being prepared. The Prodigals will return!

It’s the Spirit of Elijah coming in the Whirlwind into our Homes — to turn the hearts of the Children back to the Fathers, and the hearts of the Fathers back to the children.  The establishment of these Prayer/ Worship Altars — and Tables of Reconciliation — will bring the family structures back into divine alignment with God’s Plan.  Altars — becoming Tables of Sacrifice and Fire — sacrificial Banqueting in the presence of our enemies — Banqueting Tables filled with scrolls of Living Revelation for Nations to come and feast upon.  The Altars of Consecration and deeper Intimacy, where He entrusts us with The Secrets and hidden mysteries — the Altar/ Tables of Consecration, where our appetites are ignited and changed and our Spiritual Capacity is enlarged and increased, that we may become carriers of the Fire and Glory to The Nations.  This is why God has been dealing with defiled Tables and distorted Identity and Vision.

God must deal first with the tables of Jezebel and Ahab,..and He must deal with mixture and contaminated wells.  I believe that as God is empowering us to build and establish these Spiritual Houses, so that the defiled tables of Baal worship will be overturned, and the Wells of Revival, unstopped and unblocked!

Blessings to you all.
~ by Veronika West

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God by His Grace continues to release Blueprints to us, for the next phase of Building and Establishing Prayer and Worship Altars both in Ireland and to The Nations. -…

Revealing Battle Plans for Redeeming the Times and Seasons

Veronika West

Veronika's blueprint
Veronika's blueprint
Hand drawn blueprint diagram
Veronika's blueprint

God by His Grace continues to release Blueprints to us, for the next phase of Building and Establishing Prayer and Worship Altars both in Ireland and to The Nations.

In the early hours of the morning of 22nd August, I was sitting with The Father, when again I became aware of an Angel of The LORD standing before me, (I have mentioned this Angel before) carrying Scrolls.

As I began to Pray in The Spirit — keeping my eyes fixed on The Father, and leaning into The Voice of The Holy Spirit — I saw a Scroll being unraveled before me, and this is what it looked like. To the best of my ability, I have drawn something of what was revealed to me in the image attached to this post.  Once again, there are multiple layers of Revelation that will begin to unfold in the Seasons ahead, but what I believe God is doing, is Revealing something of an Apostolic and Prophetic Framework that speaks to the revealing of the next phase of the assignments and mandate of Ireland’s Destiny Hub (IDH).

I believe God is clearly showing me through this unfolding Prophetic Template of the Building and Establishing of the Twelve (12) Prayer and Worship Altars, that He is beginning a Divine Work to Redeem and Restore the times and seasons over this nation, and to The Nations.  The mandate of IDH — and the Apostolic and Prophetic Assignment of IDH — is for the Redeeming, Restoring, and the Reformation of the Times and Seasons” for Kingdom Advancement and Occupation!  As we align with the Blueprints, He will work a Work of Transformation and Reformation, as the unique and diverse giftings callings and mandates of each House/ Stone, is restored to rebuild the Altars.  As you can see, I have written some of the specific details being downloaded to me from The Spirit of Revelation, (my doodles)!

The first thing I heard as I was shown this Diagram was, ”Watch! Listen, and pay close attention, for I AM releasing the Blueprints and Battle Plans for the Redeeming and Restoration of the Times and Seasons!  I say, Tick-tock, Tick-tock go the hands of Heaven’s Clock, for now is the time — an Appointed Time — a Kairos Time — a time to Strike!  Strike! Strike! Strike! Strike! Strike the Arrows on the ground.  For only a small window of time stands open before the Destiny of Nations in this hour!  I say, get into position, and be aligned with Heaven’s Time!”

“Watch, for the Eagles are rising, for the Arrows of Awakening must go forth into The Nations with greater accuracy and precision — Arrows carried on the wings of the Great Eagles — Arrows carrying the twelve (12) Keys of Isaiah 22 – Keys of the House of David.  For the Keys of The House of David shall unlock the twelve (12) Gates to The City!  Again I say, its time to arise in the Apostolic and Prophetic Grace to take the Gates!  Arise My Sons, for you must take the Gates to the North, South, East and West.  Listen! At the sound of the Roar, the Great Eagles will soar! Now arise and take the twelve (12) Keys that will unlock the Gates to the Cities of The Seven Mountains.”

“Tick-tock, Tick-tock, go the hands of the clock. Watch as I take Nations back to the future — back to My original intent — back to the Covenant Foundations on which The Nations were built!  Watch and Pray! For the hands of Heaven’s Redemptive Clock go Tick-tock, Tick-tock, like the wheel within the wheel, so the hands of My Redemptive Clock are moving, moving, moving and advancing — for this is the Hour of War — a War that is raging over the Times and Seasons.  Watch! As I raise up the twelve (12) Keys to go forth to take possession and occupy the seven (7) Mountains, for the time of Divine Reversals, Restoration and Reformation has begun!  So, get ready! Get ready — to move at My Command!  I say this is the hour for a Kingdom Takeover, as My Righteous Revolutionaries rise within The Nations.  I say, send forth the Angel Armies of Exodus 23:20, to prepare the way before you, for there is a Battle now taking place at the Gates, as the devourer seeks to alter the Times and Seasons!  But fear not! Watch! For surely I tell you, I shall give you the Victory through the five (5) [Five-fold Ministry Arrow Strikes], and the heads of the seven (7) [Ruling Principalities over the 7 Mountains — Seven Headed Serpent Spirit]… on a Silver Plate at the Gate!”

Prophetic Summary and Some Interpretation of the Diagram Shown

Early morning encounter with an Angel of The LORD reveals again what is multilayered in prophetic symbolism.

  1. Clock Face, a Compass and a Wheel-within-a-Wheel.
  2. Scroll being unraveled is Revealing something of an apostolic and prophetic framework for building and establishing 12 Prayer and Worship Altars/Houses..

The Diagram shows the 12 Tribes/ Houses/ Prayer-Worship Altars in the Order of how they Advance starting at top (the 12) — The House/ Tribe of Judah GOING first — followed by the House of Issachar (the 11)…then the House/ Tribe of Zebulun…

I was shown the time of the clock going in an anti-clockwise direction.  This speaks prophetically to Divine Reversal of time — God beginning the work of Divine Restoration through the mandate of each Tribe/ House…  What is shown is that there is a Divine Convergence of Purpose as the Apostolic and Prophetic Mandates of each House advance together.  The Assignment and Mandate of IDH is being revealed in specific details.  Heaven is releasing the Blueprints and Battle plans for redeeming and restoring times and seasons… through the Prayer and Worship Altars Rising that will cause a ripple effect.  There is an Importance of watching, listening, and paying attention to what is being revealed and released…

There is an Urgency and timing being emphasized..by two Warnings;

  1. There is an Appointed time to strike..
  2. Only a Small window of time is Standing Open for the Destiny of Nations..

The role of 12 Eagles and the Arrows of Awakening… which carry forth the Blueprints for the Seasons Ahead.  The rise of the Great Eagles and the accuracy and precision of the arrows of Awakening are being highlighted.  Architect Angels Carrying the Blueprints and the twelve (12) keys of Isaiah 22, which are to be released for the Opening of the Gates.  A Call for Arising of the Sons in the Power and Authority of apostolic and prophetic grace to take the possession at the Gates.

  1. Taking the gates in all directions
  2. Unlocking the gates to the cities of the seven mountains

God is Shaking Nations. For now there is a Divine Returning of Nations back to their original intent and covenant foundations.

  1. Hands of heaven’s redemptive clock is moving with great precision and acceleration — Urgency
  2. War raging over the times and seasons — Satan looks yet again to Alter the Times…

The 12 Apostolic and Prophetic Hubs/ Houses will be built and established that will go forth to possess and occupy The Seven Mountains…

  1. Divine reversals, restoration, and reformation is HERE!
  2. Moving at God’s command for a kingdom takeover — Righteous Revolution Rising.

A call to Action and Preparation!

  1. Sending forth angel armies to prepare the way – Angel Armies of Exodus 23:20
  2. Battle at the gates against the devourer (7) Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites ; “For My angel will go before you and bring you in to the land of the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Canaanites, the Hivites and the Jebusites; and I will completely destroy them”..!!

As we Awake, Arise, Shine and Advance, God gives an Assurance of Victory and defeat of our enemies at the Gates!

Postscript

See other link: Architect Angels : “Architect Angels Carrying Heavenly Blueprints

“Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.” Exodus 23:20

Blessings to you all.
~ by Veronika West

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The Litmus Test

“And Yahweh appeared to Abraham by the oaks of Mamre….. and he lifted his eyes and behold a triad of men were standing by him…. and Yahweh said to Abraham…

The Litmus Test

Veronika West

As numerous as the sand

“And Yahweh appeared to Abraham by the oaks of Mamre….. and he lifted his eyes and behold a triad of men were standing by him…. and Yahweh said to Abraham why did Sarah laugh saying truthfully will I be with child when I am old?”.  It is very easy to miss that crucial detail “And Yahweh…” we have become so familiar with older translations which imposed their understanding and theology on Genesis 18 that the sheer magnitude of this event is lost on us as we assume that the Angel of the LORD appeared – but there is no ambiguity in the Hebrew text – Yahweh appeared and conversed with Abraham, just as He would do with Moses at the burning bush.

The Torah portion this week is entitled ‘Vayera’; so named because ‘vayera’ is the first word of the passage that we commonly refer to in English as Genesis 18, with Vayera meaning ‘And he appeared’.

From last week’s reading we know that Yahweh had already appeared to Abraham (Genesis 17) when Abram was 99 years-old and revealed His dream for him that he would become a father of nations and God had initiated His Covenant with Abraham.  The dream and vision were irrefutably God’s – Abraham was grappling to even comprehend how this plan could materialise – even suggesting to God “if only Ishmael were acceptable to you….?!” Genesis 17:18.  But God did not need to have a brainstorming exercise with Abraham in order to come up with a solution!  God had a plan that would gradually unfold for a child to be miraculously conceived, a son who would thrive and grow into a young man, a man who would travel by donkey to Mount Mariah (Jerusalem as it is known today) to be bound and placed on an altar (the Rock which lies behind the Western Wall below the Dome of the Rock), and for God’s merciful redemptive plan to be revealed as a ram caught in a thicket (a ram with a crown of thorns) was sacrificed in Isaac’s place.

The Haftorah weekly portion was 2 Kings 4:1-37 – the Widow’s Oil and then another story of a woman unexpectedly promised a son – a son who would die and then be raised from the dead.  Elijah had wanted to express his thanks for the Shunamite woman’s hospitality and his servant Gehazi had suggested that since the woman had no son and her husband was old they could pray for a son to be born.  Like Sarah, the Shunamite woman was not expecting to be expecting!  2 Kings 4:16 challenging his prophesy with “No, man of God – do not lie to me!”.

There are so many types and shadows contained within these stories and many of them are obvious with the benefit of hindsight to us as we stand on the other side of the most significant event in world history the life and death of Yeshua HaMashiach.  The miraculous birth, the Lamb slain, the crown of thorns, the resurrection to life, but there are more layers of detail often overlooked.

Do we fail to notice the food offered to the LORD by Abraham?  In Genesis 18:6-7 we read that Abraham ran to his herd to catch a calf while Sarah baked fresh bread, and then the following day when two angels entered Lot’s in Sodom, Lot prepared a feast of unleavened bread for them to eat.  Veal and fresh bread from Abraham, flatbread from Lot?  Maybe Abraham could display his wealth more ostentatiously by killing a calf whereas Lot, living in the city of Sodom, had less room for a herd of cattle?  Maybe Abraham was a carnivore and Lot a practicing vegan?  The danger in interpreting biblical events purely from our modern Western perspective is that we often misinterpret important details.

Leviticus chapter 23 contains important instruction on the 7 Feast of the LORD.  The Israelites were told to observe the Feasts, but the Feasts were not the Feasts of the Israelites; they were the Feasts of the LORD!  This may seem a minor detail but if we read through Leviticus 23 we will see that they were Feasts of the LORD – Lev 23:4 “These are the LORD’s appointed feasts, the sacred assemblies you are to proclaim at their appointed times”….(v14) “this is to be a permanent statute for the generations to come” (v14).  The appointed times, or Moedim as they are called in Hebrew, were significant times every year when Yahweh wanted to meet with His people, and God has not changed for He still wants to meet with all of His people on His Feast Days and Sabbaths.

What is particularly significant here, however, is that even prior to the time when Yahweh revealed the times and dates of the Feasts of the LORD to Moses, Yahweh appeared before Abraham (an appointed time of encounter, a Moed) with the calf and bread being offered to Yahweh and then the following day unleavened bread being eaten by Lot and the angels.  Abraham offered a calf on what may well have been the appointed time/date of Pesach and then Lot offered unleavened bread the following day on the Feast of Unleavened Bread.  Indeed we read in Genesis 19:3 that Lot prepared a Feast of Unleavened Bread for the angels.  I am not denying that the Feasts of the LORD were a reminder to Israel of how Yahweh had delivered His people from slavery, but we often miss an even greater plan that was already in place that there were appointed times and seasons which God had ordained for encounter.

But why The Litmus Test? The world seems to be caught up in a whirlwind of chaos and cruelty.  Externally we see confusion and mis-information and it can appear that events are out of control!  Many local businesses were reduced to nothing 3 years ago when Coronavirus impacted the world economy.  Dreams shattered.  Hopes in tatters….

Yes the account of Abraham and Issac and Lot and the Shunamite woman carry a prophetic symbolism of events to come when Yeshua would live and walk on this earth as Immanuel – God with us.  But the nugget of truth that when Yahweh, the LORD has a plan and a purpose it doesn’t matter if the circumstances are not ideal – indeed that is the very time when we will see the miraculous appear!  Neither Sarah nor the Shunamite woman were under any illusion that they would hear the patter of tiny feet – until the LORD’s plans were revealed to them.

Psalm 139:17-18 “How precious are your thoughts (purposes) oh God, how vast in number. If I could count them they would be more numerous than the sand”.  Our thoughts and dreams only succeed when they are in alignment with God’s purposes.  The Litmus Test is whether our dreams are our dreams or are we willing to take the risk and seek God’s dreams for our lives.  In the grand scheme we are small but are invited to be part of that great plan.  Our significance is in Him alone.

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